One Hour Before Dawn

One Hour Before Dawn — Plot

When a hypnotist named Norman Osgood mesmerizes a man named Harrison Kirke without his consent, Kirke threatens to kill him. Afraid for his life, Osgood hypnotizes another man named George Clayton and tells him he must murder Mr. Kirke one hour before the arrival of the dawn. Kirke is found murdered the next day, and Clayton starts to believe he was the murderer.

• Release date
• July 11, 1920
• Runtime
• 53 min
• Genres
• Mystery
• Director
• Henry King

One Hour Before Dawn — Cast

H.B. Warner George Clayton Anna Q. Nilsson Ellen Aldrich Augustus Phillips Bob Manning Frank Leigh Norman Osgood

H

Howard Davies Harrison Kirk Adele Farrington Mrs. Montague Lillian Rich Dorothy

D

Dorothy Hagan Mrs. Copeland